PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION .. 1. DA lc TIME GROUP 3. 50tJR C E 4. NU MBER OF OBJECTS ~. LENGTH OF= OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro,_;,od-Visu.al ?. COU RSE 8 . PrlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL Vt:)!; NCE Aiken, s . c. ( 3 ',\'it nesses) 10.. CONCLUSION Probable (AIHCR\FT) There were three jet fighter out of Shaw AFB flyi~ ni~ht mi s si0z..;:; in the vicinity. ilirection of the flight path wa s frcm ~ t v s . E to W and the return l eg. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sight 3 flashing, red, oval shaped object. The fli3ht path of the objects seemingly moved in no planned direction. FTD SEP 6 3 0-::9 ~OE) Prvlou edtt!ona of thla form 1n.y b u .. d. rr D?r/UFO Y.aj H Quintanilla, J r/70916/lsb/21 Dec 67 ~ ~-_-.~""ar vll-iau.ron, :\.:._:..~.:1 J\FS, So uth Carolina 2?e03 1 . - f~r~nc~ j o \.r !:l~3.;a,.;~ Eol OOC ilo v 6-( / l 4 lf':.OOZ, ~u.oJact UFO Sigh~ing. r~ ::'.ll ~valuation can be made at the loc~l l~;el, ti1ere i s no nt:!cd t o fo:~.ard it t o :~he A~rial ~h~nornena O.I'!'ic e slnce ic i 3 now an IFO. ~. :,.~ .fee l Lha.t you u i .. i ~'!. e xc e llo.!nt, j ob on l'indin6 o t;.t l f alrcrsft 't.c~re ln 't~1cl utea u~ 1~ _;L~te oz.' t...:1e oosa:r:va tivn. 3. \iould. ,:o u p l..!a..Je cl:1t'i..C'J 1:~1~ eta ~e o.f the s i~,htin~, t lme \~ECTQR '-~Uirn'A!JIT.i A , Jr, :.ra~or, USAF A~rospace T~c!ooloJl~Q Divisl~n ?rod~c~ion Directorar.u :tn report. caP Till AIR fOitl ltAff MEISAII IRAN. lliCI.JII MEIIAH INFO ~ XOP-2, XOX-2, s(AF -3, DIA/JCS-1 (1.'3) MJV CY DIA/JCS 918 A023?T7UZYLM RUCLEDY~008 3481920-UUUtJ--RUEFHQA. FM 85 1 RAD~R SQ AIKEN AFS SC 'In RlJtJJSO~/ UNIVERSITY OF CQORADO BOULDER COLORADO ~-.USLEDn/.32AD GU~11'R AFB ALA RUCLl)td3? .. ~D GUNTEP. AFB ALA t})Q.:~S 851 CDC ~IOV 67 ~ FOR~ TDErn; FOR: AFRDC;FOR~ SAFiU I;FOR; 320DC~ FtH~ U~H'.'::.."-'S!T'{ Or CCLffiADO ATTN:DR CO OON, StBJ: lfO SIGHilNGo f.: A??R0~\:"~,7::Lt 2a30 LOCAL A P.SPORT \~AS MAD~ TO THE 861 RADAR 1UG p.,?-:.-:":~T!ON IS SLEMITTED: A. DESffiiPTIO~J FO OB.JECTu (!) S!+~p[ .... Q\,'t~ ~2)C0LOR7?.ED C3)SIZE7lJ1XNOt~N (4)Nll':Bffi .) UNCLASSIFIED D!l'~'ll'JiftWJ Of 114 All FOK"l ITAFP M!WH IUIICI llfCONUtt MESIAIE }5)fJO ?ffi''.:-\'i'ION C6>FEATLRE&FLASHING LIGHT C7)TRAIL-DROPPill SJ~lE ~LLrn C2J~CT (8)SOUND-rJOtJE <TOO FAn A\tJAY> <9>0T~ PffiT INENT CR UiJUSl!.~!.. FEATlflE57NONE. B. COtRS!: Or OBJECT. ( I>HHAT CALLED 03SER~S ATTENTION TO OBJECT9-LEAVHJG HIS l-OUSE ON THE \r!AY m SCrtoOL, HE NOTICED Fl.ASHn!G LIGHTS. C2)ANCLE OF ELEVATION !iH Jr1EN F'JRST S!GHffl7UNABLE TO MEASlNE(3) t\NSLE OF t!.F.VAT ION OF OBJECT UF\1N D I A ?PEARENCE-t.r.JABLE TO MEASURE. <4) FLIGHT ~T~ s:-:~":''" :~:GLY f10VED IN NO FLANNED DIRECTION. (5) }{)\,1 DID THE OBJECTS DI~PPEAt'-tliENT OUT OF SIGiiT BEHIND !DME TREES. (6)HO\J LONG \JERE ThE f.B:..1E:G!S VISIBLE ABOtrr 2 9 MINliTES. C. MANNER OF OBSF}{VATION~ Q, Ti~:.: A~:J uATE OF' SIGHri~3G, 14/0130Z OR 14/2030 LOCt\L. <2> LIGHr ~:IGHTo E. LOC4T ~C:'J F'O OBSERVER~ AT H1ME ABOUT 17 ~liLES tffi1 ,-{ Or .t IX~'J AF'B., CBSE::n.:::~ CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN THE OBJECTS A80HT _? ~-,:-_:: GuM HIS ro;-,~. HIS PARENTS ALSJ \~ITNESSEfJ TP.E [;IGHT li\JG AI~Fr!, SC_, ~;:;~ SCHOO._. JU?JIOR, RELifv'3ILITY, FAIR. G. HHJD5 ArJD U~CLASStfiED UNCLASSIFIED iUrARTMIIIT 11f Y~! A:l ~JICI ITA" UUIAII I:UNCI IHCOMI~I M~SSAII EAT~S:: ~T THJE OF SIGHTING: C 1) OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF \lEATHER: \tJEATHffi U\S CLEA~. 'TINDS CAlt1. C2) RE?CRT FROM NEAREST A\JS HEATHER BUE11AU ~riCE OF JitJD DIRECTION AND VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KOOTS: f.l T ITt!1F \JIND DIRECT ION 250 DEffiEF.S 260 DEGREES 250 DEGREES 260 GEffiE2S VELOCITY IN l<NOTS NONE (4 ) VISIBlLlT'J78 MILES (5) C..OlD CXJV8i7~DNE {6; "'t~c~or:~s:oRr1S7NONE <7~ if::2TICAL TF.t1PffiATlRE ffiADIENT:IJNK~ H~ UNUSuqL ACTIVITY~ NONE I. NO INIER- UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFJED lfPAifntM "' TIE AJI FOJI~ IYAFF lolfWII IUlAMA IHCOMtMI USUH ING AGENCIES ':JERE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE \~JERE ANY R. YIN'i r)"' S BY THESE AGENCIES: COLUMBIA AffiPORT7NOtJE, ~VANAH RIVER Jtt\~IT-fJ0~!:2, AIKEN ~1UNICIPAL AIRFOR'F-NO FLYING, 2AD SENIOR DIRECTOR N1 F1.. Yit~8 S~\~ AFB SC CALLED SH"H ArB AT 0912 Ai1 LOCAL. OPERATIONS 9" ATED T l,_:,y \JERE Fl. YirlG FRO~i 19 00 LOCAL LAST N IGhi ALL NIGHT, THAT f"4:,LYS!S: THAT THE OBSFRvt"K IS NOT A RELIABLE \~ITNESS~ TlHT NO ?;.8 E 4 ~C~LEDK0008 UNGLAS ~Fo-S ~.JE?E SIGHTED, THAT I NSUFFICIENT INFffiMATION '.~AS AVAD...ABLE IRJ:i OoS:?Vtm, THAT OBSffivc:P. t~!AS RELUCTANT TO GIVE NEEDED INFO S.tCH ~ S ~.:E PHONE:? PARf::tJTS ~Ai'1E, DIRECT ION OF FL. IGHT, AND EX7 tf=--:: cc-r:::~fiOiJAL JET AL~C?~rT, THAT THE REASJN FOR NO S)lJND UAS H:C~U:)F S? 7! HEIGHT OF Tt-S .JETS. I CON~lDE THAT THlS IS NOT A ' \A!... ID LF ~ 3'-'!.ING Btrr ~ CG~:\IE~JT IONAL AIRCRAFT AfJD THAT ~JO Flfl'fHffi UMCLASSJFIED